About Us
Founded in January 2012, the Online Hate Prevention Institute is Australia’s only national charity dedicated to tackling all forms of online hate and extremism. We are recognised as an international leader in the field and have provided expertise to the United Nations, national governments, human rights agencies, academic researchers, and civil society organisations around the world. We regularly provide media commentary for television, radio, and print / online media.
Through our work we have documented then secured the removal of many thousands of items of hate speech. We have also secured the timely removal of terrorist content. Our recommendations to major platforms have been adopted as changed to their software. We’ve influenced government policy to improve online safety and prevent government overreach.
We’ve carried out world leading research and published over 350 briefings and reports deconstructing hate. Our work has been cited by a range of United Nations bodies including UNESCO. We’ve developed and run training in Australia and internationally. We’ve trained young adults, provided internships for students, and worked with volunteers to increase their skills.Our work has addressed general racism, racism against our First Nations peoples, antisemitism and Holocaust denial, Islamophobia, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia, anti-Asian xenophobia and racism, attacks on veterans, as well as trolling, griefing, Covid inspired hate, violent extremism, and more.
The Online Hate Prevention Institute regularly provides commentary to media organisations around the world. See our media coverage and press releases. Journalists and media outlets wanting to receive our press releases can sign up here. Media inquiries should be directed to us using the details on our contact page.
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Rising hate on Twitter
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, discusses with ABC News 24 the problem of rising hate on Twitter since Elon Musk took over Twitter
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Community experts lambast activists using antisemitism to intimidate – J-Wire
J-Wire published the following letter from our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland send in their capacities as expert members of the Australian Government’s Delegation […]
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Experts condemn false antisemitism claims – Australian Jewish News
The Australian Jewish News published an article on a letter sent by Adjunct Associate Professor Andre Oboler (also CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute) and Professor Emerita […]
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Families fighting to keep loved ones out of extremist groups struggle to find intervention programs
ABC News reports on a number of families who have seen loved ones radicalised by extremist communities, and talks to Matt Quinn in his role as CEO and […]
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Antisemitic hate speech rampant in social media
The Winnipeg Free Press discusses some of our CEO Andre Oboler’s comments following his key-note speech at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. […]
We have been interviewed or quoted by: ABC, BBC, SBS, MSN, 7.30 Report, The Project, The Conversation, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, ZDNet, The Age, The Herald Sun, Sydney Morning Herald, the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Saturday Paper, The New Daily, IEEE Spectrum, IEEE TV, 3AW, CAAMA, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Times of Israel, Ynet News, The Guardian, Business Insider, 10 Daily, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Crikey, The Advocate, Stuff.co.nz, News.com.au, Protocol, The Federalist, Vice.com, The Stringer, The Forward, Australian Jewish News, J-Wire, Plus61J, South China Morning Post, Illinois Times, PC Games, CTV News, The Daily Dot, Hack on Triple J Radio, K-Rock Radio, New Matilda, National Indigenous Radio Service and many others.
The Online Hate Prevention Institute is regularly called upon by governments in Australia and overseas to advise on law reform matters related to online hate and extremism. We also make public policy recommendations in our major reports, some recommendations are for governments, some for industry, and some for other stakeholders.
Below are a few of our recent submissions.
Submissions to Government
2024 Submission to Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society
2024 Online Hate Prevention Institute submission to the Attorney General Department’s Public Consultation on Doxxing and Privacy Reforms
Appearances and Presentations on Public Policy
2024 Statutory review into the operation of the Online Safety Act 2021
Hate and harassment can be directed at many different people, in many forms. The Online Hate Prevention Institute provides broader articles on the subject.
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Disinformation in the Hamas-Israel War in October 2023
In yesterday’s briefing we provided background on the terrorist attack Hamas carried out inside Israel over the weekend and on the accompanying online antisemitism and in-person antisemitism that […]
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Online Antisemitism After October 7
A groundbreaking new report examines 27 types of antisemitism across 10 platfroms with shocking results that need our urgent attention.
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Far-left terrorism: Washington DC
In the evening of Wednesday 21st of May the American Jewish Committee (AJC) held its annual Young Diplomats Reception in Washington DC. The event brings together junior staff […]
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Community experts lambast activists using antisemitism to intimidate – J-Wire
J-Wire published the following letter from our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland send in their capacities as expert members of the Australian Government’s Delegation […]
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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Racism towards First Nations people on January 26
On 26 January, 4 OHPI Analysts documented racism against First Nations people on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok. Our findings are summarised here.
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Online Anti-Muslim Hate and Racism Against Palestinians and Arabs: October 2023 – February 2024
Online Anti-Muslim hate surged following the events of October 2023 and the Israel-Gaza war. These online incidents incited offline incidents including hate crimes, reflected the hostile offline environment, […]
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Unpacking Hindu Nationalist Narratives on Social Media
What is Hindutva? Hindu nationalism, also known as Hindutva, is an increasingly popular ideological and political movement in India. Although India is a secular democracy with a Hindu […]
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Israel accuses Australia of being too slow to investigate anti-Semitic attacks
RNZ reports on Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel accusing Australia of being too slow when investigating recent anti-Semitic attacks. The article talks about the recent rise in antisemitism […]
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Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by […]
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Our support for Safer Internet Day 2023
On Tuesday February 7th, we celebrate the 20th Safer Internet Day, with technology, non-profit, civil society, and governmental organisations around the world.
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Community Consultation
The form below is intended for representatives of Asian Australian community groups and other stakeholders to apply to participate in the community consultation for the Australian Based Anti-Asian […]
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Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media
This report builds on past work on anti-Asian racism in Australia and adds a particular focus on racism in social media. The new in-depth research was led by […]
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Rebuilding the Reich – A briefing on hate and extremism in Roblox
Hate has had a presence on the internet almost since its inception. In 1983, the same year the internet is widely regarded to have begun, one of the […]
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Anti “Woke” Discourse and Online Hate Speech
Woke – it’s a word that we can’t seem to escape. The comments section on news websites are littered with people being accused of “woke” behaviour for having […]
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Distorted Narratives: The ‘Gold-Digger’ Stereotype in Chinese Culture
The stereotype that women are only interested in relationships for money is a long standing one, and has most recently been propagated vigorously on social media. Online posts […]
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Anti “Woke” Discourse and Online Hate Speech
Woke – it’s a word that we can’t seem to escape. The comments section on news websites are littered with people being accused of “woke” behaviour for having […]
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Rising hate on Twitter
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, discusses with ABC News 24 the problem of rising hate on Twitter since Elon Musk took over Twitter
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Anti “Woke” Discourse and Online Hate Speech
Woke – it’s a word that we can’t seem to escape. The comments section on news websites are littered with people being accused of “woke” behaviour for having […]
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“Transvestigation” and Online Hate
“Transvestigation” is transphobic, and also leans into other forms of hate, such as homophobia, misogyny and antisemitism.
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Unpacking Hindu Nationalist Narratives on Social Media
What is Hindutva? Hindu nationalism, also known as Hindutva, is an increasingly popular ideological and political movement in India. Although India is a secular democracy with a Hindu […]
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Far-left terrorism: Washington DC
In the evening of Wednesday 21st of May the American Jewish Committee (AJC) held its annual Young Diplomats Reception in Washington DC. The event brings together junior staff […]
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612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast
Our CEO was interviewed by Kat Feeney on 612 ABC Radio Brisbane and Gold Coast on the Australian Government’s announcements that ti would be moving forward with a […]
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Online hate pile-on targeting b-girl Raygun
We examine the online hate targeting b-girl Raygun and dispel some of the disinformation that has contributed to her being cyberbullied.
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Tackling COVID Misinformation
Misinformation continues to circulate about both the Covid virus and Covid vaccines. Today we discuss a particularly dangerous example.
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Xenophobia 2020: COVID-19 Anti-Asian Attitudes
Xenophobia has existed throughout history. From earliest times, humans have experienced fear and hatred towards those outside of their own social group, nation or country. Xenophobia – Fear […]